<p>My junior son will be visiting Elon in a couple of weeks, as well as High Point, Clemson, Winthrop, and maybe App State or South Carolina. What does a kid need to get into Elon? Size-wise, Winthrop is comparable to Elon, but is Winthrop similar in other ways? </p>
<p>Thanks in advance - haven't been on this site much in several years, but I was actively involved here in 2002 or so. Wow. That's a long time ago!</p>
<p>My friend just went to Elon a few weeks ago. the mid 50% Sats are 1100-1300. My friend also stayed the night at Campbell and met a kid who got into Elon with a 3.6 GPA and 1200 SAT, so its not too difficult to get into, but the acceptance rate is 40%. He also said the campus was very nice, although the grass was all dormant. He liked Davidson better, although Davidson is a lot smaller. I don't know anything about Winthrop, sorry.</p>
<p>The only thing Winthrop and Elon have in common is the size of the student body.</p>
<p>Winthrop is actually a state school and not private. Elon is private and while inexpensive as privates go, a lot more expensive. That being said, Elon is much stronger academically than Winthrop.</p>
<p>Davidson is the creme de la creme of privates in the South. Bar none. Vandy would dispute that, but I would disagree.</p>
<p>Of your immediate choices I would rank them accordingly:</p>
<p>Clemson
Elon
South Carolina
High Point
Winthrop.</p>
<p>That is an academic standing. Your personal preferences, likes and dislikes about the campus, student body, location, facilities and objectives may differ. You have some good choices here and a good variety and I applaud you for that. </p>
<p>I am sure some other people may rank them differently than I did based on their own biases. </p>
<p>But what really matters is you and how you feel about the schools. I dont think you can go wrong at any of the schools.</p>
<p>You might toss in Furman if you are in Greenville to see Clemson anyway. Its well worth the tour and its a fine school.</p>